Featured Stories | November 19, 2021
“It was thanks to the intervention of the population, of the neighborhood youth, that the group that attacked the center in October eventually left” Fr. Floribert Bulo Dhelo, SCJ, provincial secretary of the Congolese Province The Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) have been in Kisangani (DR Congo) since 1897. They have been a constant […]
Featured Stories | November 05, 2021
“I love living here!” “Here” is Yankton, SD, and the quote is from Fr. Thi Pham, SCJ. After completing a year-long sabbatical ending in July, Fr. Thi unpacked his bags at St. Benedict’s parish rectory in Yankton, where he now lives with Fr. Tom Anderson, a diocesan priest of Sioux Falls. Fr. Tom is pastor […]
Featured Stories | October 19, 2021
After 10 years in Mississippi serving in pastoral ministry, Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, got to thinking that maybe it was time to think of a new assignment. Thankfully, Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, had the same idea. “The night before Fr. Ed was scheduled to meet with me for the annual provincial visitation, I was thinking […]
Featured Stories | October 14, 2021
The newest member of the US Province is an SCJ who has actually been here for several years: Fr. Hendrik Ardianto, SCJ, or “Fr. Ardi” as he is known in his American home. Originally from Indonesia, Fr. Ardi came to the US Province in the spring of 2019 to study English in Sacred Heart Seminary […]
Featured Stories | September 29, 2021
“The Sacred Heart and Divine Mercy: a comparison and contrast between these two streams of spirituality in the life of the Church.” This was the topic of today’s Dehon Lecture at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. The morning presenter was Dr. Robert Stackpole. A former Anglican priest, he converted to Roman Catholicism in […]
Featured Stories | September 27, 2021
On September 27, Br. John Monek, SCJ, died following several months in home hospice care. He turned 92 on September 18, and just days before his birthday, he was anointed, surrounded by members of his religious community at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. Originally from Pennsylvania, Br. John served in the U.S. military before pursuing […]
Featured Stories | September 23, 2021
Preparing for religious life Each year we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves in their own words. Reflecting the diversity of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), as well as the Church itself, they represent a wide variety of cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. Yet they all have the same call to […]
Featured Stories | September 10, 2021
Vicar general encourages students to have a missionary spirit On Friday, September 10, the formation community at Sacred Heart Monastery welcomed Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, to speak about what it means to be a missionary, to have a missionary spirit. Originally from the US Province, Fr. Steve is now vicar general of the Priests of […]
Featured Stories | August 14, 2021
Congratulations to Jonathan Nguyen-Vuong, Jacob Smith and Michael Wodarczyk who entered the Novitiate today. The Entrance to the Novitiate ceremony took place at the Sacred Heart Novitiate in Franksville, WI, about a 20-minute drive south of Sacred Heart Monastery. Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, officiated. “Why do I want to be a Dehonian?” said Jonathan, reflecting […]
20 Questions | July 17, 2021
Originally from Boston, Fr. Bob Bossie, SCJ, joined the US Air Force just weeks out of high school. Among his tasks during his four years of service was maintaining nuclear weapons-carrying aircraft. Before pursuing his vocation to the priesthood and religious life, he was a contract worker for the military industry. He has spent much […]